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Father-Son Night

August 31, 1990
Seattle King Dome, Seattle, WA


They used to play baseball together as father and son in their backyard. Then Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. got to play together in a bigger venue.

The Griffey’s became the first father and son to play on the same team in the majors on August 31, 1990, helping the Seattle Mariners to a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. It was a memorable and moving night both fans and for the Griffey’s as Ken Sr.'s wife, Birdie, watched from the stands.

''I wanted to cry,'' Griffey Jr. said after the game. ''It was his day,'' he said, referring to his father.

Griffey Sr. gave his son reason to be proud. They made a bet on who would get the first hit, and the 40-year-old Griffey won dinner from his 21-year-old son with a first-inning single. Griffey Jr. then followed with a single and both Griffey’s eventually scored.

Then in the sixth inning, Griffey Sr. threw out Bo Jackson at second base, who was trying to stretch a single into a double. Griffey fielded the ball off the wall and threw a strike to second base.

''I'd have been mad if anyone else had thrown me out, but it was a piece of history,'' Jackson said. ''Those Griffey’s were messing with me.''

A Season to Remember

In 1985 Ricky Henderson was traded to the Yankees. That year he led the league in runs scored (146) and stolen bases (80), was fourth in the league in walks (99) and on-base percentage (.419), and had 24 home runs while hitting .314. He also won the Silver Slugger Award, and was third in the voting for the MVP award. His 146 runs scored were the most since Ted Williams had 150 in 1950 and he became the first player since Lou Gehrig in 1936 to amass more runs scored than games played.

Henderson became the first player in major league history to reach 80 stolen bases and 20 home runs in the 1985 season. He matched the feat in 1986, as did the Reds' Eric Davis; they remain the only players in major league history who are in the "80/20 club."

Roberto Clemente - "Remembered"

The following poem was written by Juan A. Pérez in memory of Roberto Clemente.

Roberto was the Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder from 1955 to 1972. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and died on New Year's Eve at the early age of 38 while on a mission to help the victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua:

The Game's True Leaders

He played the game of childhood dreams with humble grace of mountain streams.
He learned so early through his time the selfless purpose of his life.

His human pride, his elegance, not in a hundred years surpassed.
From far away gave us a gift, too valuable to leave adrift.

Some saw the game as being the end he knew the end and played, he played!
When in the face of human pain some wasted time, he ran and helped.

For all who saw and didn't know they were in front of royal grace, a modest place
where rivers wed saved us a wall of right field fence.

On holidays of cheer and joy when smiles abound for girl and boy, there is a town
down by the sea where grown men cry on new year's eve.

Remind me game of boyhood dreams that men of grace knew how to play.
The game's true leaders learn early in time the selfless purpose of their lives.